Airbus UK qualified for Europe for the first time in their 67 year history as they beat bogey side Bangor City 2-0 to secure the Welsh Premier runners-up spot.

Bangor had won 13 of the previous 14 meetings, including four this season, but Andy Preece’s side held their nerve with almost £100,000 of Uefa prize money at stake, to clinch an automatic European spot ahead of the seasoned Euro campaigners.

It’s a remarkable achievement for the Wingmakers who 13 years ago were playing in the third tier of the Welsh National League. A goal in each half from Wayne Riley and Steve Tomassen emphatically beat the Bangor bogey, to send the Wingmakers soaring into Europe.

Bangor were without suspended top scorer Chris Simm and lacked a cutting edge in front of goal, with Airbus stealing the initiative through Riley’s 27th minute opener after neat build up down the right by Chris Budrys.

The goal injected confidence into the Airbus play but they could not close down the game until the 63rd minute when Tomassen popped up in the area to meet Tom Field’s free kick and plant the ball past Lee Idzi from eight yards.

Simm also lost out in the race for the Golden Boot award as the league’s top goal scorer. Michael Wilde bagged a brace to take his tally to 25 as champions The New Saints blitzed depleted Prestatyn 7-1.

It was a record defeat for the Seasiders who have not won a game in the second phase and have an eye on next month’s Welsh Cup final.

But Wilde was trumped by Matty Williams who completed a first half hat-trick, with Aeron Edwards and Alex Darlington consigning Prestatyn to the record books on a day they will want to forget.

Meanwhile, Carmarthen and Port Talbot fought out a scoreless South Wales derby draw with neither side able to break the deadlock, although Carmarthen had a goal disallowed for offside, Liam McCreesh’s effort ruled out against his former club.

Llanelli are on the brink of dropping out of the Welsh Premier as they face the prospect of being wound up by the High Court on Monday and they bowed out with whimper following a 5-1 hammering at home to Bala Town who maintained their 100% record on the Play-Off Conference.

Ian Sheridan netted a hat-trick for the Lakesiders, with Kenny Lunt, from the spot, and Steve Brown also on target. Llanelli went in front through a Craig Williams penalty but finished with ten men after Alex Evans saw red in front of just 200 fans in what was probably be the last Welsh Premier action at Stebonheath Park.

Newtown defied the form book to snatch a 2-0 win at Connah’s Quay Nomads, first half strikes from Matthew Hearsey and Craig Williams leading the chirpy Robins’ victory charge.